A northwest Harris County man remains hospitalized after he was shot outside his home by suspected carjackers.

The homeowner, identified as Ed Turner, 68, became suspicious shortly before 6 p.m. Monday after he spotted two men lingering around his home along Sarti near Veterans Memorial, Harris County Precinct 4 deputy constables said.

Turner came outside to question the two men when one pulled out a gun and opened fire. The robbers fired at least three times, authorities said.

They fled in the homeowner's silver-colored Ford F-150 pickup truck. The man's missing pickup was later found burning along Lawn Arbor at Greenwood Forest, a few blocks from the shooting scene. The blaze was extinguished by firefighters. The carjackers remain at large.

The victim was taken to Ben Taub General Hospital, where he underwent surgery, family members said.

People who live in the Fountainhead subdivision know the wounded homeowner as "Mr. Ed," saying he had been a fixture in the neighborhood for decades.

"I'm devastated right now," said Glenn Williams, who lives nearby. "He'd give you the shirt off his back."

Williams and his wife, Joann, ran to the man's home soon after the shooting. They found him on the ground.

"His wife was right there, screaming and yelling. It was just awful," Joann Williams said.

The armed robbers may have come to the neighborhood in a Honda CRV found in front of the house. Although it is not currently listed as stolen, people who live in the area don't recognize it, authorities said.

Investigators suspect at least one of the carjackers may be responsible for several other similar crimes that have recently occurred in the area.

Police did not have a detailed description of the robbers in Monday's attack.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.